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Fotis Ioannidis wants to be a starter for Sporting. The forward has been doing everything possible to gain more confidence from Rui Borges, who has also been working on improving the ‘number 89’ of the green and whites for better integration with the team before being launched into the starting eleven.

According to information reported by the newspaper Record, Ioannidis arrives at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy earlier than the usual Sporting training session, in order to do some extra work focused on improving his performance.

On the other hand, Rui Borges has been training Ioannidis with some specific details. The Greek has been tested on the left, in Pote’s position, but also in a system with two forwards, pairing up with Luis Suárez—a situation that could be an option throughout the season.

The same source adds that the integration process of Ioannidis—who made history at Sporting—is almost complete, since the house he bought in Portugal is ready to move into. The player will move in permanently, and will be visited by Georgios Vagiannidis, whom he has known for several seasons.

This season, wearing Sporting’s jersey, Fotis Ioannidis—valued at 15 million euros—has played three matches. The 25-year-old Greek international forward has played 62 minutes and has already scored a goal with the green and white stripes.

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